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Benthic invertebrates in soft-substrate, shallow-water habitats in Lower Granite Reservoir, 1994-95
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1997
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Description:In an effort to recover dwindling Snake River salmon runs, a drawdown or lowering of the water level in Lower Granite Reservoir has been proposed. Some fisheries managers believe that reservoir drawdown would help restoration efforts for depleted upriver stocks of Snake River chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and sockeye salmon (O. nerka). The drawdown would simulate a free-flowing river, which would theoretically decrease downstream travel time and thus increase the survival of juvenile salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1992a). However, possible adverse effects of a drawdown include changes in the benthic invertebrate community, which has been found to be an important constituent of juvenile salmonid diet in the Columbia River system (Becker 1973, Kirn et al. 1986, Muir and Emmett 1988, Muir and Coley 1996).
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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